--- configure.in	2011-08-19 01:11:06.000000000 -0400
+++ configure.in	2011-08-19 02:06:50.000000000 -0400
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 
+AM_WITH_DMALLOC([cons_with_dmalloc="YES"],[cons_with_dmalloc="NO"])
+
 dnl ### Compiler characteristics. ##################################
 AC_AIX
 AC_C_CONST
@@ -578,51 +580,6 @@
     fi]
 )
 
-cons_with_dmalloc="NO"
-AC_ARG_WITH(dmalloc,
-    AS_HELP_STRING([--with-dmalloc@<:@=PATH@:>@],
-	[Compile in dmalloc support]),
-    [if test "$withval" != "no"; then
-	if test "$withval" != "yes"; then
-	    DMALLOCCPPFLAGS="-I$withval/include"
-	    if test "$use_dash_r" != "yes"; then
-		DMALLOCLDFLAGS="-L$withval/lib"
-	    else
-		DMALLOCLDFLAGS="-L$withval/lib -R$withval/lib"
-	    fi
-	else
-	    DMALLOCCPPFLAGS=""
-	    DMALLOCLDFLAGS=""
-	fi
-
-	oCPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-	oLDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
-	oLIBS="$LIBS"
-	have_dmalloc=no
-
-	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $DMALLOCCPPFLAGS"
-	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $DMALLOCLDFLAGS"
-
-	AC_CHECK_HEADER([dmalloc.h],
-	    [LIBS="$LIBS -ldmalloc"
-	    AC_MSG_CHECKING(for dmalloc libraries -ldmalloc)
-	    AC_TRY_LINK([#include <dmalloc.h>
-		],[dmalloc_debug(0)],
-		[AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		cons_with_dmalloc="YES"
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DMALLOC)
-		have_dmalloc=yes],
-		[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])],)
-
-	if test $have_dmalloc = no; then
-	    LIBS="$oLIBS"
-	    CPPFLAGS="$oCPPFLAGS"
-	    LDFLAGS="$oLDFLAGS"
-	fi
-    fi]
-)
-
-
 dnl ### Check for needed functions. ################################
 
 dnl dnl The following basically stollen from the less-358 distribution, but
--- /dev/null		2011-08-07 13:18:05.535976733 -0400
+++ m4/dmalloc.m4	2011-08-19 03:49:03.755073497 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+## ----------------------------------- ##                   -*- Autoconf -*-
+## Check if --with-dmalloc was given.  ##
+## From Franc,ois Pinard               ##
+## ----------------------------------- ##
+
+# Copyright (C) 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010,
+# 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# serial 7
+
+dnl AM_WITH_DMALLOC([ACTION-IF-FOUND],[ACTION-IF-NOT])
+AC_DEFUN([AM_WITH_DMALLOC],
+[AC_MSG_CHECKING([if malloc debugging is wanted])
+AC_ARG_WITH([dmalloc],
+[AS_HELP_STRING([--with-dmalloc],
+                [use dmalloc, as in http://www.dmalloc.com])],
+[if test "$withval" = yes; then
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+  AC_DEFINE([WITH_DMALLOC], [1],
+	    [Define if using the dmalloc debugging malloc package])
+  LIBS="$LIBS -ldmalloc"
+  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -g"
+  [$1]
+else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+  [$2]
+fi], [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])])
+])
+
+AU_DEFUN([fp_WITH_DMALLOC], [AM_WITH_DMALLOC])